A DRUG dealer will spend years behind bars after being caught red-handed by police with a stash worth £6,000 - and then found with another £36,000 at home.

Elrazy Ahamed, of Lorne Street, Reading, was spotted by police on February 27, 2024, approaching a white Vauxhall Mokka.

He was stopped and search then and there and officers uncovered 282 wraps of crack cocaine and 16 wraps of heroin in his tracksuit pocket, worth around £6,000. He was also found with two Apple iPhones.

A further search of his address located a fabric bag, containing a number of packages of uncut crack cocaine, and a mint pot containing wraps of crack cocaine and heroin.

Street deals of cocaine were also discovered, along with two sets of digital scales. The total value of the drugs seized was in the region of £44,470.

The 27 year old was taken into custody and charged on February 28. He pleaded guilty on the same day at Reading Crown Court to a count each of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, heroin and a further count of acquiring criminal property.

He was sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment at Reading Crown Court on Friday (April 19).

Investigating officer PC Liam Steele, based at Reading police station, said: “A large quantity of class A drugs has been removed from circulation and a drug dealer sent to prison as a result of this investigation.

“We will continue to proactively target and prosecute offenders and our activity will be both visible and covert, aimed at disrupting and pursuing offenders involved in the supply of drugs.

“The information we receive from the public around drug supply is crucial in developing intelligence into a proactive investigation.

“We would ask anybody who has any information that can help us tackle drug dealers in our communities to please report this to the force.

“You can do so via our website or on 101, or for 100% anonymity, by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”